The Daily Stoic

E November 10th ALWAYS THE SAME “Think by way of example on the times of Vespasian, and you’ll see all these thin ...

I November 11th IT’S NOT THE THING, IT’S WHAT WE MAKE OF IT “When you are distressed by an external th ...

A November 12th THE STRONG ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY “If we judge as good and evil only the things in the power ...

N November 13th NEVER COMPLAIN, NEVER EXPLAIN “Don’t allow yourself to be heard any longer griping about p ...

T November 14th YOU CHOOSE THE OUTCOME “He was sent to prison. But the observation ‘he has suffered evil,’ is an a ...

M November 15th EVERYTHING IS CHANGE “Meditate often on the swiftness with which all that exists and is co ...

H November 16th HOPE AND FEAR ARE THE SAME “Hecato says, ‘cease to hope and you will cease to fear.’ . ...

R November 17th JUDGE NOT, LEST . . . “When philosophy is wielded with arrogance and stubbornly, it is ...

I November 18th FOUR HABITS OF THE STOIC MIND “Our rational nature moves freely forward in its impressions ...

T November 19th MAXIMS FROM THREE WISE MEN “For any challenge we should hold three thoughts at our c ...

T November 20th BEHOLD, NOW AS EVER “If you’ve seen the present, you’ve seen all things, from time immemori ...

P November 21st ONCE IS ENOUGH, ONCE IS FOREVER “A good isn’t increased by the addition of time, but i ...

T November 22nd THE GLASS IS ALREADY BROKEN “Fortune falls heavily on those for whom she’s unexpected. The on ...

A November 23rd ATTACHMENTS ARE THE ENEMY “In short, you must remember this—that if you hold anything dear ...

A November 24th TRAIN TO LET GO OF WHAT’S NOT YOURS “Whenever you experience the pangs of losing something, don ...

S November 25th FUNNY HOW THAT WORKS OUT “As for me, I would choose being sick over living in luxury, f ...

W November 26th THE ALTAR OF NO DIFFERENCE “We are like many pellets of incense falling on the same altar. So ...

T November 27th THE PLEASURE OF TUNING OUT THE NEGATIVE “How satisfying it is to dismiss and block out any upse ...

A November 28th IT’S NOT ON THEM, IT’S ON YOU “If someone is slipping up, kindly correct them and point o ...

T November 29th YOU’RE GOING TO BE OK “Don’t lament this and don’t get agitated.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS ...